THE COLLECTORS' MONTHLY. 



age size in length is a little more than 

 half an inch. 



In the last number of the " Monthly," 

 figure 1 represents C. vulgaris, a very 

 common species in the Northern States. 

 It isabout five-eights of an inch in length. 

 The ground color is black or bronze- 

 black, and the markings are dirty white. 

 C. repanda (see figure 5— A) is about 

 seven-sixteenths of an inch long, lighter 

 colored thauC. vulgaris, and theshoulder 

 bars are curled instead of straight. C. 

 12-guttata (see figure 5— B) is a variety 

 of C. repanda with the markings partly 

 obliterated. C. hirticollis (see figure 5 — 

 C) is very similar to C. repanda, but is 

 larger, darker, and the markings are 

 heavier and continuous at the outride 

 edges of the elytra. C. 6-guttata (see 

 figure 5 — D) is a beautiful, slender, deli- 

 cate species about half an inch long, 

 brilliant metallic green in color, with four 

 or five white dots on the posterior half 

 of each elytron. C. purpurea (see figure 

 5 — E) is nearly five-eights of an inch 

 long — in color, of a beautiful purple, or 

 greenish purple, edged with green, and 

 with three white spots on each elytron. 

 The color of the spots on all these species 

 varies from white to a yellowish white. 



It is quite a knack to capture these 

 lively fellows. Watch one as it flies up, 

 keeping the eye on it, and then after it 

 alights, steal carefully up, holding the 

 net near the ground. When within easy 

 reaching distance, carry the net near to 

 the beetle; then, by a quick movement, 

 bring it down over your quarry. How- 

 ever, quite often you will find only a 

 "dull, empty void" under the net — where 

 the beetle should be. They often escape. 



Besides being very interesting, these 

 beetles make a fine appearance in the 

 collection, and are, consequently, much 

 sought after. 



Some Illustration*. 



It is very much easier to nnderstai 

 any point from a simple illustration ttu 

 from a lengthy description- 



Fig. VI. Beetle on Slip. 

 Figure 6— A represents a small beeth- 

 mounted on a slip. The body of the bee 

 tie should always be at right angles 1 1 1 

 the pin and parallel to the plane of the 

 slip. Immediately under the slip on the 

 pin is a small label, bearing the name of 

 theState and the accession number, which 

 in this case happens to be 1180. In the 

 columns of the accession catalogue it 

 might appear like this :— 



Locality. 



Date. 



Collcetor. 



Spe'l e'nd's 

 of capture. 



Podunk, 

 N. Y. 



4-21 -OS. 



John 

 Jones. 



Under the locality label is another 

 small label with the name of the col- 

 lector. Any collector into whose hands 

 this specimen might fall, would know to 

 whoseaccession catalogue to refer for the 

 data regarding it. Figure 6— B repre- 

 sents a mounting slip— ••xaet size. 



Figure 7 may afford the collector some 

 pointers as regards cases, ami arranging 

 insects in them. The cut is intended to 

 represent a case well fitted for the work- 

 rag collector, both as regards size and 

 shape. • 



